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Ousmane Baldé

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Ousmane Baldé (died 1971) was a Guinean economist and politician.[1] He was President of the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea 1963–1964, and served as a Minister of Economy and Finance. He was accused of being a mercenary in the Portuguese invasion of Guinea,[2] arrested, and hanged without trial in 1971 along with Ibrahima Barry, Magassouba Moriba, Kaita Kara de Soufiane and others.[1]

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  1. ^ a b O'Toole, Thomas; Baker, Janice E. (2005). Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Volume 94 of African historical dictionaries, Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-8108-4634-9.
  2. ^ Claude Rivière (1977). Guinea: the mobilization of a people. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-0904-2. Retrieved 21 July 2012.